Radioactive Highway: Ionizing Radiation on a National Highway — Field detection of unshielded industrial gamma radiography at Padgha, Tal. Bhiwandi, Dist. Thane, Maharashtra, India

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Radioactive Highway: Ionizing Radiation on a National Highway — Field detection of unshielded industrial gamma radiography at Padgha, Tal. Bhiwandi, Dist. Thane, Maharashtra, India Unshielded industrial gamma radiography on the Mumbai–Agra National Highway at Padgha Toll Plaza, Bhiwandi, Thane, produced 25,000 CPM (250× background) on the public road with no barriers, cordons, warning signs or alarms — a radioactive highway catastrophe detected and filmed on 13 September 2026.